tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830933917349183001.post3272053472858310470..comments2023-09-15T05:24:29.125-07:00Comments on What lies within: How to access......the portal of NOW....Margaret Dempseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17385395565359693331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830933917349183001.post-9682387877230944162009-10-29T07:03:36.473-07:002009-10-29T07:03:36.473-07:00Hi Harry
It's always great to read your comme...Hi Harry<br /><br />It's always great to read your comments and we seem to be on the same wavelength when it comes to spiritual awakening and the place of kundalini in spiritual awakening. I forget that to those reading my book I am unknown and so perhaps some the experiences I have written about may be seen as difficult to accept as true.<br /><br />I think the record of the experiences both yours and mine is a challenge to those who see the path as a way of making easy money from gullible people. The possibility that these experiences are real and possible may be a threat to those who are not serious about what this path can produce. <br /><br />I think that there would be a lot less people claiming what they are claiming if they experienced the rising of the kundalini. IN that way, those who practice and make claims may become more authentic. I get irritated when I read some of the irresponsible promises made by some teachers but as you say, without the key to give people the experience of a kundalini rising there is little that we can do.<br /><br />Thanks for what you wrote about TM meditation. Having finished Maharishi's book once I am now re-reading it because it makes such a lot of sense to me. <br /><br />Keep calm and keep carrying on<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385395565359693331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830933917349183001.post-54419630889695563602009-10-27T10:34:20.755-07:002009-10-27T10:34:20.755-07:00Harry
I was also very interested in your “How to ...Harry<br /><br />I was also very interested in your “How to access......the portal of NOW....” posting (for obvious reasons) because I have experienced similar things to you. The person on fb who questioned the authenticity of your awakening experience is clearly sceptical because of the seemingly far fetched descriptions that accompany Kundalini awakenings. I can understand others scepticism, because I'm not sure I would have believed it if it hadn't happened to me.<br /><br />Anyone reading my 'Opening The Heart' posting or my earlier account of my own 'Shaktipat/Kundalini awakening' both on your own blog would also probably doubt the authenticity of my experiences. I can assure any readers, however that they were real & I have no reason to doubt Margaret's accounts of her own awakening. Once it happens you know it has happened & that's that. It does not really matter if anyone else believes you or not. I too wanted to be able to share this with others. It seems to me to be the single most important thing in our evolution as human beings. If I could find a way of duplicating my experience, or better still creating the space for others to experience their own unique Kundalini awakening I surely would.<br /><br />There are people, 'True guru's' or 'Sat gurus' who can facilitate this. Finding a Sat or true guru isn't always that easy though, they tend to find you. For me my Sat guru was within me all the time, my own inner self in fact. When people talk about surrender to the guru, it brings up resistance. In my case I bowed to myself & surrendered to that which I already was. This was still difficult, but with the grace of the guru (within) all is possible. When all else fails simply sit quietly & ask for guidance, ask your inner guru to give you a sign or assistance. Amazing things can happen, remember we have free will, often the inner self/guru will not act unless a request is made. This is one way of burning up masses of karma & it does not cost £125.00.<br /><br />Finally while we are on the subject of guru's Transcendental Meditation is very interesting actually. I took an TM course years ago. I remember going to this house in Balham, London with my piece of fruit, clean white handkerchief & flower. I was shown into a room with a puja (small alter) & the facilitator placed the fruit flowers & handkerchief on the puja, which had a photograph of Gurudev (Mahareshi's guru) on.<br /><br />I sat on the floor, closed my eyes & the facilitator started chanting & during the chant the facilitator imparted my mantra to me. I floated around in a state of bliss for about 2 weeks after this & then all the marvellous feelings just went as quickly as they came. I acknowledged though that this was as a result of my own mind & not any defect in TM. I still use my TM mantra for meditating & do think TM is a valuable tool for learning to meditate easily. Even as a way of reducing stress in a hectic modern world meditation is very useful. <br /><br />Greetings (and because of the eastern theme) Namaste to you all.<br /><br />HarryHarry Bakernoreply@blogger.com